’Boost is the secret of my energy!’ declared Kapil Dev, twenty years ago, flashing his trademark toothy smile. The Swift you see here also gets its energy from boost. So much of it in fact that it simply shreds to bits, every other car on our roads...
The Swift Turbo launches very hard, albeit with a huge amount rubber-smoking wheelspin, which actually hurts its acceleration times. Still, it goes from zero to 60km/h in 4.42 seconds, to 100km/h in 9.55 seconds, and by the time the needle runs out of numbers on the Swift’s 200km/h speedometer, it’s doing a measured 192km/h.
Turbochargers use the exhaust gases of the engine - the higher the rate of flow of an engine’s exhaust gases, the faster a turbo will spin. This is why most turbo engines produce a heady rush of power in the upper reaches of an engine’s rev-range, rather than down low. That said, turbocharging does enhance the volumetric efficiency of an engine, allowing you to get more power and performance from any given engine displacement. The flip side is, turbocharged engines, because they are made to rev harder and faster than normally aspirated engines, can sometimes be more highly stressed, be more prone to wear and tear and consume more fuel.
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Swift LXi 416485(Rs)
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Swift ZXi 528048(Rs)